“The Little Fires project, a Tribally driven, multiyear initiative funded by Yosemite Conservancy donors, is reintroducing cultural burning practices to the park. Using the same traditions and techniques that Native people used to tend these lands for millennia, Little Fires will focus on small areas with low-intensity fire. Though it’s starting as a pilot program, project leaders hope it creates a foundation for a lasting paradigm shift.”
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